[pincemob]

That seems fair, if not light.  I have not studied these infractions in excruciating depth but the Bush case seemed to be mainly one of negligence across the department, poor compliance with regard to Bush's vehicle, letting agents get too close, etc.    I thought their punishment fit the crime.  I think the Oregon case seems more sinister since they had multiple parties working together on the inside and outside to not only buy players under veil of "scouting services", but to then lie and cover it up afterwards,  using misleading accounting codes and then asking Lyles after the fact to produce a package to justify the payments. In the case of USC, it was more willful ignorance, as opposed to a fraudulent scheme like Oregon's.

  Kelly probably made it worse by lying to reporters & others with a straight face, even though the evidence was overwhelming (one of Kelly's old teammates was the guy who allegedly delivered DAT for money).  Oregon made it worse by not putting their foot down.. Lyles and Lamichael James not only did not distance themselves, they openly flaunted their connection, partying publicly during the NFL draft, tweeting, etc.  It certainly did not look like Oregon put the hammer down with their compliance, when they should have .    I also have to think the drug stories ("We smoked it all") hurt their cause, in the same way I think the Mayo story & other background noise weighed against the University of South Central's football program in their penalty.

Does anyone feel the proposed penalty is too harsh?

[pincemob]

That seems fair, if not light.  I have not studied these infractions in excruciating depth but the Bush case seemed to be mainly one of negligence across the department, poor compliance with regard to Bush's vehicle, letting agents get too close, etc.    I thought their punishment fit the crime.  I think the Oregon case seems more sinister since they had multiple parties working together on the inside and outside to not only buy players under veil of "scouting services", but to then lie and cover it up afterwards,  using misleading accounting codes and then asking Lyles after the fact to produce a package to justify the payments. In the case of USC, it was more willful ignorance, as opposed to a fraudulent scheme like Oregon's.

  Kelly probably made it worse by lying to reporters & others with a straight face, even though the evidence was overwhelming (one of Kelly's old teammates was the guy who allegedly delivered DAT for money).  Oregon made it worse by not putting their foot down.. Lyles and Lamichael James not only did not distance themselves, they openly flaunted their connection, partying publicly during the NFL draft, tweeting, etc.  It certainly did not look like Oregon put the hammer down with their compliance, when they should have .    I also have to think the drug stories ("We smoked it all") hurt their cause, in the same way I think the Mayo story & other background noise weighed against the University of South Central's football program in their penalty.

Does anyone feel the proposed penalty is too harsh?